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Draw menu: Point
➤
Divide
Command line: divide
Select object to divide: Use an object selection method
Enter Number of Segments or [Block]: Enter a value from 2 through 32,767, or enter
b
Number of Segments
Places point objects at equal intervals along the selected objects.
The illustration shows a polyline divided into five parts. Point Display mode
(PDMODE) has been set such that the points can be seen.
select polyline divided into five parts
Block
Places blocks at equal intervals along the selected object.
Enter name of block to insert: Enter the name of a block currently defined in the
drawing
Align block with object? [Yes/No] <Y>: Enter y or n or press ENTER
Yes
Specifies that the X axes of the inserted blocks be tangent to, or collinear
with, the divided object at the dividing points.
No
Aligns the blocks according to their normal orientation.
Enter number of segments: Enter a value from 2 through 32,767
The illustration shows an arc divided into five equal parts using a block
consisting of a vertically oriented ellipse.
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